research The PCSK9 enzyme, LDL cholesterol, and cardiovascular diseases 4:00 AM 0 Cardiovascular diseases are currently the leading cause of death in most developed countries. They are particularly common among seniors;...
VLDL Large LDL and small HDL particles: The best combination 4:00 AM 0 High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is one of the five main types of lipoproteins found in circulation, together with very low-density lipoprote...
stress Sudden cholesterol increase? It may be psychological 4:00 AM 0 There are many published studies with evidence that cholesterol levels are positively associated with heart disease. In multivariate analy...
VLDL The anatomy of a VAP test report 4:00 AM 0 The vertical auto profile (VAP) test is an enhanced lipid profile test. It has been proposed, chiefly by the company Atherotech ( ), as a mo...
plaque Familial hypercholesteromia: Why rely on cholesterol levels when more direct measures are available? 4:00 AM 0 There are two forms of familial hypercholesteromia (FH), namely heterozygous and homozygous FH. In heterozygous FH only one copy of the gene...
saturated fat The 2012 Atherosclerosis egg study: Plaque decreased as LDL increased with consumption of 2.3 eggs per week or more 4:00 AM 0 A new study by David Spence and colleagues, published online in July 2012 in the journal Atherosclerosis ( ), has been gaining increasing m...
VLDL Triglycerides, VLDL, and industrial carbohydrate-rich foods 4:00 AM 0 Below are the coefficients of association calculated by HealthCorrelator for Excel (HCE) for user John Doe. The coefficients of association ...
statistics Alcohol intake increases LDL cholesterol, in some people 4:00 AM 0 Occasionally I get emails from people experiencing odd fluctuations in health markers, and trying to figure out what is causing those fluct...
VAP test Interview with Jimmy Moore, and basics of intima-media thickness and plaque tests 4:00 AM 0 Let me start this post by telling you that my interview with Jimmy Moore is coming up in about a week. Jimmy and I talk about evolution, st...
warppls The China Study II: Cholesterol seems to protect against cardiovascular disease 8:07 AM 0 First of all, many thanks are due to Dr. Campbell and his collaborators for collecting and compiling the data used in this analysis. This da...
research Postprandial glucose levels, HbA1c, and arterial stiffness: Compared to glucose, lipids are not even on the radar screen 8:02 AM 0 Postprandial glucose levels are the levels of blood glucose after meals. In Western urban environments, the main contributors to elevated po...
triglyceride Niacin and its effects on growth hormone, glucagon, cortisol, blood lipids, mental disorders, and fasting glucose levels 6:52 AM 0 Niacin is a very interesting vitamin. It is also known as vitamin B 3 , or nicotinic acid. It is an essential vitamin whose deficiency leads...